Grade 6

The reserved reading selections reflect appropriate complexity of text and content matter for the targeted students. Teachers are expected to respect the protected nature of these selections. Suggested readings promote a variety of genres with rich content and subject matter that can be integrated into interdisciplinary units appropriate for middle school. Selections include multicultural, contemporary, and classical texts that will appeal to both the reluctant and avid reader.

	Regular	AG	HAG
Reserved	The Watsons go to Birmingham-C.P. Curtis	White Mountains-J. Christopher	A Christmas Carol-C. Dickens
	Hatchet- G. Paulsen	Banner in the Sky-J.R. Ullman	Ender’s Game-O.S. Card
Suggested	Holes-L. Sachar	Alabama Moon-W. Key
	Hoot-C. Hiaasen (S)	The Prince and the Pauper-M. Twain
	Tangerine-E. Bloor	Adrift-S. Callahan (S)
	Maniac McGee-J. Spinelli	And then there were None-A. Christie
	Milkweed-J. Spinelli	Before we were Free-J. Alvarez (SS)
	Esperanza Rising-J. Alvarez	In the Time of Butterflies-J. Alvarez (SS)
	House of the Scorpion-N. Farmer (S)	The Hiding Place-C. Ten Boom (SS)
	Something Upstairs- Avi	Treasure Island-R.L. Stevenson (SS)
	Elijah of Buxton- C.P. Curtis	Good Master! Sweet Ladies!-L.A. Schlitz (SS)
	Endless Steppe-E. Hautzig (SS)	Artemis Fowl-E. Colfer
	D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (SS)	Good Night, Mr. Tom-M. Magorian (SS)
	Torn Thread- Anne Isaacs (SS)	The Lighting Thief-R. Riordan (SS)
		Phineas Gage-J. Fleischman (S)
		Hound of the Baskervilles-A.C. Doyle (SS)
		All Creatures Great and Small-J. Herriot (S)
		Watership Down-R. Adams
		Boy in the Striped Pajamas-J. Boyne
		Zlata’s Diary-Z. Filipovic
		Dragonwings-L. Yep
		The Ghost of Tokaido Inn-D.&T. Hoobler
		Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry-M. Taylor
		The Wierdo-Theodore Taylor (S)	Around the World in 80 Days-Jules Verne (SS)
		Journey to the River Sea-Eva Ibbotson (S/SS)

Interdisciplinary Suggestions: (M) = math, (S) = science, (SS) = social studies